There have been so many eliminations this afternoon that it has created a series of new tables. Seats left vacant by eliminated players are filled with players from other tables. As a result, some of these tables have become filled with big stacks and professional players, one of which is table 17:
Joe Sebok - 20,000
Matt Sterling - 168,000
Ken Evanowski - 226,000
Evelyn Ng - 67,000
On a flop of , Miami John Cernuto moved all in for 14,300 and Sabyl Cohen called. Cernuto turned over A-9 while Cohen was behind with Q-T. The turn was the , making two pair for Cernuto, but opening up a straight draw for Cohen. However, the river was the , making Cernuto nines full of aces and he took down the pot.
After the hand, Cernuto was up to 30,000 while Cohen was down to 27,000.
Joe Hachem raises to 2,700, the small blind calls, and the big blind calls. The flop comes , the small blind checks, the big blind bets 12,000, Joe Hachem moves all in, the small blind folds, and the big blind calls with for two pair, aces and tens, with a queen kicker. Hachem shows for two pair, aces and tens, with an eight kicker. Hachem is in trouble, and needs to catch an ace, a king, or runner-runner eights to stay alive.
The last two cards come , and the queen kicker plays.
Joe Hachem, the 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion, is eliminated from this year's event.
All the money went in on a flop, Daniel Quach holding K-K for top set, and his opponent holding for a pair and a flush draw. The turn was the , the river was the and Quach doubled up to 42,000.
All afternoon Joe Sebok's chip stack has been up and down. Sebok just moved all-in again, after reraising a single opponent. His opponent called and Sebok showed while his opponent showed .
Capt. Tom Franklin was short-stacked and pushed with . His opponent called with A-K. By the turn, Franklin had a gutshot Broadway straight draw and a flush draw. He could not connect on the river and headed to the rail.
After a flop of , a player bets to 8,000, and Mark Seif calls. The turn card is the , his opponent bets 8,000, Seif moves all in for 25,400, and his opponent thinks for a bit and folds Q-Q. He wants to know if Mark Seif had a ten (for the straight), but Seif mucks his cards and builds his stack to 66,000.
The mother of 2006 Champion Jamie Gold was just eliminated. She held pocket Jacks to Ed Jordan's A-Q, and both players checked the Q-8-9 flop, Gold called a 10,000 bet after the 2c turned and then she moved in after an Ace hit on the river. Jordan naturally called, and that brought Jane's Main Event to an end.